"Twice European Champions, the Magpies have fans across the globe."
-- Quidditch Through the Ages (QA7)
The Montrose Magpies are a Quidditch team from Montrose in Scotland (QA7, Pm).
robes: black and white, with one magpie on the chest and another on the back (QA7)
home: Montrose
The most successful team in history, the Magpies won the British and Irish League thirty-two times and have been twice European Champions (QA7).
The Patonga Proudsticks from Uganda drew against Magpies in 1986 – a surprise result, which showed the strength of the new teams being formed in Africa (QA8).
Team personnel
Angus Campbell, Chaser (c. 1990s), who replaced Alasdair Maddock (DP2).
Lennox Campbell, Seeker (c. 1990s), who had a Snitch kicked at him by Maddock (DP2, Pm).
Hamish MacFarlan, Captain, 1957-68 (QA7).
Alasdair Maddock, Chaser (c. 1990s) with a Muggle sports fascination. A series of articles in the Daily Prophet charts his fall from favour (DP1, DP2, DP3, Pm).
Cormack McLeod, Team Manager (c. 1990s) (DP2, DP3).
Eunice Murray, Seeker, d. 1942 (QA7).
Fabius Watkins, Captain and Chaser who died in 1975 after a freak accident involving a helicopter (WoM).
Fans
Minerva McGonagall, Hogwarts teacher and Headmistress (Pm).
Randolph Pauncefoot, 42 (in 1992-3) (DP3).
Sidney Todd, 83 (in 1992-3) (DP3).
Commentary
Notes
Montrose, on the east coast of Scotland, has several sports teams and clubs on its Wikipedia entry, but no Quidditch teams are mentioned (Wikipedia).
Lexicon list of British and Irish League teams
Although the dates printed on the Daily Prophet Newsletters are:
the timeframe for these events is 1992-1993.
From the Web
Writing by J K Rowling on Pottermore:
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- The British and Irish Quidditch League
- British and Irish Quidditch teams to support
- Quidditch collection
Harry Potter Wiki: Montrose Magpies
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